Captain Phaguram Tharu scored 4 goals, including a hat-trick, to bring the Budhasubba Gold Cup champions Planning Boys closer to the title.
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In the final semi-final held at Itahari Stadium on Saturday night, Planning Boys defeated Satdobato Youth Club Lalitpur by a wide margin of 6-1 goals, securing a title clash with the Morang team.
Planning Boys United and Gachiya Yuva Samaj Morang are set to clash for the title of the 16th edition of the International Invitational Itahari Gold Cup.
In the final semi-final held at Itahari Stadium on Saturday night, Planning Boys defeated Satdobato Youth Club Lalitpur by a wide margin of 6-1 goals, securing a title clash with the Morang team. Earlier, Gachiya defeated the defending champion Machhindra Football Club in the first semi-final on Friday and secured a place in the final.
Captain Phaguram Tharu scored 4 goals, including a hat-trick, to bring the Budhasubba Gold Cup champion Planning Boys closer to the title. Roman Bhujel and Pratap Singh Rai added one goal each.
In the opening fourth minute of the game, Roman Bhujel's corner ball went directly into contact with the net for Planning Boys. Bhujel converted a corner kick into a brilliant goal when Satdobato's Rambabu Shah failed to clear the ball. In the 28th minute, captain Tharu scored to double the Planning Boys' lead.
The ball, which was shot with great skill, was easily converted into a goal after a pass given by Dhirendra Shah. Four minutes later, Phaguram added another goal to give the team a 3-0 lead in the first half. He scored a pass given by Abhishek Waiba from the corner area.
In the third minute of the second half, Satdobato's Sakal Regmi scored a goal, making the game 3-1. Phaguram scored a hat-trick in the 19th minute of the second half. Four minutes later, he added another goal, taking his personal goal tally to four. Pratap Singh scored in the 33rd minute of the second half, and Planning Boys came close to the title by winning by a margin of 6-1.
Phaguram Tharu was declared the Player of the Match. He was handed over Rs 10,000 in cash by Tej Bahadur Puri, President of the District Hotel and Tourism Entrepreneurs Association, Sunsari. The winner of the competition organized by the National Jagriti Club will receive a cash prize of Rs 1 million and the runner-up will receive Rs 500,000.
